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EMFO
delivers big
cost savings
especially
during office
hours
for creating, reviewing, sharing and
communicating information.
By using each sheet of paper five times,
the e-STUDIO306LP enables businesses
to cut paper purchases significantly and
reduce total CO2 emissions from printing
by up to 60%.
Saving wood and water
To highlight the savings in wood and water
that come from re-using paper, Toshiba is
supporting the launch of the Eco MFP with
sponsorship of a mangrove reforestation
programme in Kenya.
Residents of Mbuta Mazingira across
the river from Mombasa have traditionally
made a living farming poor land along the
river banks, supplemented by some fishing
and charcoal burning. As the nearby town
of al Likoni expanded and demand for
charcoal grew, they cut more and more
Mangrove trees from the fringes of the
river estuary to devastating effect.
Unlike many other trees, a Mangrove
does not re-grow when it is cut down, so
the more trees that were cut for charcoal,
the smaller the Mangrove forest became.
This had a knock-on effect on the fish
and crab populations that thrive in the
silt that builds up around the roots of
the mangroves, putting further financial
pressure on villagers and forcing them to
produce yet more charcoal.
This downward spiral was only halted
by the intervention of the Kenyan Forestry
Service (KFS) which was able to educate the
community on the link between the forest
resource and their declining fish stocks.
In 2010, the villagers formed the Mbuta
Mazingira Conservators Youth Group
with the aim of conserving the mangrove
ecosystem and eradicating extreme poverty
within the community. The 35 members
of the group, aided by voluntary guidance
from off-duty members of the KFS, have
begun to replant large areas of the estuary
around their village. They have already
An MFP like no other
The e-STUDIO306LP/ RD30 multifunction product (MFP) sets a
new industry benchmark in sustainable printing.
Users can print and copy as they would on a typical MFP. However,
when used paper is fed into the eraser unit, it heats the blue erasable
toner and de-colourises the print, creating a blank sheet that can be
used again. Each piece of paper can be re-used an average of 5 times,
reducing paper costs and waste by 80%.
Printed documents can be annotated using a Pilot FriXion gel pen,
which, like the Eco MFP’s toner, can be wiped clean by the e-STUDIO
RD30 eraser unit. This compact device automatically detects if a sheet
is reusable and separates pages into separate drawers for re-use or
recycling.
To prevent a print being ‘wiped’ by mistake, the e-STUDIO RD30
scans erased documents and creates an electronic image that can be
stored in an electronic document management system (DMS).
temperature is reduced and energy
consumption is lowered. Print jobs will
require a short warm-up period;
•
Sleep Mode:
Fuser temperature and
energy consumption are greatly reduced.
Print jobs will require a longer warm-up
period; and
•
Switched off Mode:
the MFP is
switched off and energy consumption is
practically non-existent. The MFP will need
to be switched on to receive a print job.
Further energy and carbon savings
come from EMFO Efficient Power™
technology, which adjusts PC processing
power in line with application demand.
Most PC processors run at full power
levels all the time even though most office
applications require only a small fraction
of CPU processing power. Adjusting power
consumption in this way can deliver big
cost savings, especially during office hours
when energy is at its most expensive.
Suitable for businesses of all sizes,
from SMEs to enterprises, EMFO is easy
to install and compatible with all network
architectures, including decentralised
networks and remote groups.
An intuitive user interface gives access
to energy management information
and makes it easy to change variables
such as energy costs and workstation
power schedules. It also provides alerts
and historical reports for review and
benchmarking purposes.
Through initiatives like the Carbon
Zero scheme, Toshiba and its dealers
already have a reputation for supplying
products that can help customers reduce
their carbon footprint. The latest additions
to Toshiba’s portfolio build on this track
record and give dealers the opportunity
to develop profitable new lines
of business, while reducing their
customers’ energy and paper bills.
planted 2,800 saplings grown
from seed and with Toshiba’s
help will be able to do much
more.
Power management
This month sees another major addition
to Toshiba’s portfolio of environmental
products, giving dealers additional sales
opportunities and the chance to build
deeper relationships with customers beyond
the supply of MFPs alone.
The Toshiba Energy Manager For Office
(EMFO) power management solution
makes it easy for businesses to monitor,
measure and reduce the energy use of
business equipment throughout their
organisation, including printers, MFPs,
laptops and PCs.
EMFO Smart Sleep™ technology lets
users define sleep profiles for all devices,
ensuring that PCs are not left on when
not in use or overnight. With reliable
and secure wake technology,
network PCs and
laptops don’t have to be
kept on for night-time
security updates but
will emerge from sleep
mode for updates and then go
back to sleep before waking
up in the morning prior
to users coming in.
In the case of
MFPs, an administrator
could apply different
settings depending
on the time of day or
to suit known usage
patterns. These include:
•
Ready Mode:
the MFP is fully
operational and
the fuser is kept
at a constant
temperature;
•
Energy-saving Mode:
Fuser